Basketball Game Preview: Oscar Smith Tigers vs. Indian River Braves

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	87-45 W
02/06/24 - Home	70-46 W
01/12/24 - Away	71-62 W
02/14/23 - Away	62-59 W
01/13/23 - Home	67-45 W
+ 5 more games

Oscar Smith is 9-1 against Indian River since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Oscar Smith Tigers will challenge the Indian River Braves at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Oscar Smith's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

Oscar Smith is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: King's Fork, who was ranked 11th at the time (Oscar Smith was ranked sixth). Oscar Smith came out on top against King's Fork by a score of 68-59 on Friday.

Meanwhile, Indian River ended up a good deal behind Heritage on Saturday and lost 79-62.

Oscar Smith pushed their record up to 18-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.4 points over those games. As for Indian River, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.

Everything came up roses for Oscar Smith against Indian River when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured an 87-45 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oscar Smith since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.